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Breast cancer survivors and guests are invited to celebrate survivorship at The Power of Pink, an evening of fashion and fund-raising. The event is part of the Ellie Fund’s 2014 Do Good Campaign. In conjunction with National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the campaign aims to raise $100,000 for the Ellie Fund, a nonprofit that eases the effects of breast cancer on women, men, and families. Emceed by Susan Wornick,
The Power of Pink will feature actresses Erica McDermott and Melissa McKeekin. Pictured (from left): Wornick, Tara Griffith and Randi Biren from the Ellie Fund board of directors, and Dr. Elsie Levin, medical director of Boston Breast Diagnostic Center. Oct. 29, 5-8 p.m. $25. Wendy Wheeler, 365 Boston Post Road, Sudbury. 978-579-9930. www.wendywheeler.com

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Tuesday

Halloween highlights Northshore Mall is offering a safe place to take part in Halloween activities at the
Simon Kidgits Club annual Halloween event. Highlights include Halloween-themed arts and crafts, and more. Oct. 28, 4:30-7 p.m. Free. 210 Andover St.,
Peabody. 978-531-3440. www.simon.com/mall/
northshore-mall

Rocky road Women in Film and Video: New England presents a staged reading of “In Search of Our Father, Sylvester Stallone,” winner of the 2013 Screenwriting Competition. The film by Santa Sierra tells the story of a young brother and sister growing up in poverty in El Salvador who embark on a dangerous journey to the US, hoping to find the man their mother claimed was their father: Sylvester Stallone. Oct. 28, 6 p.m. $15-$20. Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 617-576-9278. www.centralsquaretheater.org

Super combo The award-winning chocolatiers at Chocolate Therapy have created seasonal pairings of French wine and fine chocolate. Learn how to taste and pair these superfoods, and sample four special creations. Oct. 28, 6:30-8:30 p.m. $30-$40. The French Cultural Center, 53 Marlborough St. 617-912-0400. www.frenchculturalcenter.org

Wednesday

What’s new New Yorker staff writer George Packer, author of “The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America,” which won the 2013 National Book Award in nonfiction, will speak at Lesley University about the challenges facing the nation. Oct. 29, 7 p.m. Free. Second-floor amphitheater of University Hall, 1815 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge. 617-349-8583. www.lesley.edu

Gourds and gulps Head to Kendall Square for the fourth annual Great Pumpkin Glow event benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Middlesex County. Pumpkin carving will take place from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., followed by
festive cocktails and autumnal treats from Kendall Square kitchens. Oct. 29 from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. $25+.
300 Athenaeum St., Cambridge. 617-764-5958. www.kidsclubs.org

Frightful fromage Formaggio Kitchen presents its third annual Scary Cheeses tour of fiendishly pungent, complex washed-rind cheeses and others from Europe and the United States. Oct. 29, 6:30 p.m. Formaggio Kitchen Classroom Annex, 67 Smith Place, #13A, Cambridge. 617-354-4750. www.formaggiokitchen.com
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